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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
COSTLY UNDERClOTHES,
The Latest French Fashions in Chemises,
Night-Gowns and Petticoats.

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Night-Gowns and Petticoats.
The chemises are made with very
short sleeves. the necks variouslv
trimmed, some square, some round,
with work and lace insertion, through
which narrow cOlOred ribbons are run,
and sufficiently ornamental to serve
for dress bodices almost. The drawers
are made to match, and very large in
the leg. Valenciennes is the leading
lace employed, hut there is also a new
guipure, in which the finest tattinS
unites the embroidery. Quite the new
est idea is alternate squares of lace and
work, an inch square. The skill of
French fingers is shown by the clever
way in which the trimmings on the
chemises display the neck off to the
greatest advantage.
The night-gownS are no longer SIM
pie garments, but pretty and becoming.
One of soft pink silk. for example.
make with Vatican plat at the back.
had tucked yoke, trimmed with lace,
a thick lace frill down the front
and round the neck. lace ruffles
at the wrist. Some of those
Partisan nightgowns have quite shall
low yOkes, composed entirely of
lace insertion, the sleeves to the
elbow of stripes of the same, and
from elbow to wrist silk tucks alter
nate with insertions; the lower part on
many sleeves are all tucks, while others
again have rows of insertion going
round the arm. In the white night
gowns much fine veining work is intro
duced, al made by hand. The old
fashioned frills worn on our grand
fathers shirts are now adapted to
night-gowns, which are tribute to the
skill of modern needlewomen.
The new dress petticoats are made
short-a marked improvement, for,
deliberately trimmed as they are, the
trains could hardly be worn many
times. They are made often with three
inch wide lace insertion in horizontal
rows, and new kind of lace called
point de Paris is employed. Like all
the lace used in lingerie. it is of a
yellow cream tint, not ecru; it has a |
wire ground, with large bold flowers.
A good deal of imitation and real Mech
lin is also used on these petticoats. The |
on back and front are mostly
the lace and insertion are
placed horizontally in the one and per-
in the other, but frequently
divided by narrow tucks. Feather
heads most of these tucks, and
the edge of the skirt is composed OF
row upon row of lace Wide ribbon is
sometimes through the inser-
ton. and sometimes the petticoat itself
is made of spotted muslin; indeed, all
and every one of these elaborate skirts
would serve as dresses with fashion,
able tea jacket or matinee.-LoHlos
Court Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

When l recovered consciousness, tins
room had become silent again. But
fright held me nailed TO the spot At
length l decided to escape, with what
caution you may imagine. On tiDtoe ]
gained the door, which had not been
closed. Not a sound. not a breath.
Feeling my way. passed into the hall.
| waited to see head thrust suddenly
from out the shadows, a knife CLEAN in
the dark. But no-the brute, glUtted
with crime. slept without remorSe. l
descended the stairs. drew the bolt of the
door. and. half fainting, with the blood
frozen into my veins, ! fell into the
gutter of the deserted street.
Doctor Bertram had listened to my
recital with the deepest interest.
And there 1 found you. Mr. Furniss,
and in what state! Could you recog-
nize the house,"
Yes" replied; "but to what end?"
"Well, let me cure you. and then we
shall 60 together to the house Of these
assassins."
Eight days later the doctor and I
stood in Lower Abbey street. l recog-
nized the terrible house. All the blinds
were drawn; in front of the door Il
placard was placed, bearing the legend;
ITO Let"
1 inquired of the former residents
from 4 neighbor.
They have been gone 4 month or
more" she replied. Its 4 great pity,
for they were very nice people" -
Translated for the Argonaut, from the
French of Octace Nir5eau.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A man never has good luck who
has bad wife.-Beeckcr.
Many husband wishes that the
tradesmen would trust him as fully as
his wife does. Boston Post.
1t is pity that our neighbors DO
not know rs well rs we do what is best
for them, Courier.
There is 40 package so small that
woman Will not have it sent home in
a large red wagon, in preference to
CARRYING it.-Ha5per's Bazar.
True honor is that which refrains
from doing in secret what it would not
do openly, and where other laws are
wanting. imposes a law upon itself.
DO not marry for riches. my son;
but remember that the husband of an
heiresS is seldom obliged to get up ut
five O'Clock in tie morning and build
the fre.-TerGs SJtings
The Englishman who said there
were no ruins in this country could
never have met an American citizen re-
turning home after Il torchrght process
STANDARDIZATION Free Press.
One of the queer things of the age
is that where one man can be found to
work for two dollars day four can be
found To sit on the fence and look at
him for nothing. Journal.
"A New Yorker has invented
vacuum, but the authorities in Wash
ington refuse to grant him patent on
il. They say his vacuum is bare
faced Infringement on dudes head
N0sTistODn Herald
Every one who would rise must be
thinker and Il worker. Not chiefly
by study or reading will a man become
the first; there is often much knowledge
with few ideas; there are very learned
men without any grand thoughts of
their own.
1t is said that when an Indian dies
his surviving relatives pay all his debts.
We are acquainted with man whom
we heartily wish would turn Indian and
die. If he reads this it will be Just like
him to wonder who is meant.-PAiia-
delphiG call.
The best thing to give to your en-
envy is forgiveness; to IN opponent, toll
erance; to a friend. your heart; to your
child, good example; to father, def
erence; to your mother, conduct that
will make her proud of you; to your
self, respect; to all men charity.
BaJour.
A story in an exchange begins:
"AIadge lie Baron walked home through
the gathering twilight with frown on
her pretty face" After such an intro
ductiOn as that it is most startling to
find the story winding up with no ref
erence TO "Snooks's Blood Purifier or
'Madame Crinoline' Imperial Bustle."
-BOstOn Transcript.
Magazine Editor-'I regret to say,
sir. that l mrst dispense with your serv-
ices" Able Assistant-''What? This
magazine can appear only once mere;
l will set up the last number meself and
then lie down to die "Ah, the time
has come; the blow has struck; the day
of American literature is dead" Eyes,
the war articles are all out. - omaha
World.
did You hear the sad news about
jerks" asked Gus Snobberly of Charlie
Knickerbocker. mo, what is it?'' He
was drowned while rowing a boat in
Central Park" Couldn't he swim?"
That wouldn't have made any diff
ference. Swimming in Central Park is
strictly prohibited, and the park police
enforce the law, you know. If he had
tried to swim he would have been
dubbed to death. "-Teras SJlingS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
ON THEIR OWN HOOK.
4 study of the Self-Supporting Women of
New York City.

4 study of the Self-Supporting Women of
New York City.
In New York there are every year
more and more women living ION their
own hook" How do they live, how do
they like it them selves, these women
on their own hook, who, of course, are
generally living out of family homes,
and are often isolated among strangers
in this big city? Like most compre-
hensive questions that can not be an
swered in word. All over the town,
sandwiched in among other boarding
and lodging house denizens, is the self
supporting or the stud ent woman; but
it is not under such circumstances that
the best study of her can be made;
tlocking by herself in this Dundreary-
ish fashion, she is neither so happy nor
so characteristic as when the flocks in
more normal fashion with others of
feather. There are houses that she
takes possession of through spontane-
Gus volition, us it were. and there are
houses that are specially dedicated to
her service. There are many classes
of her, and she is something like the
same person of song and story.
who when she was good was very
good indeed, and when she was bad she
was horrid; when our woman on her
own hook is jolly and enjoyable, she is
a most delightful creature, and when
she is dOleful she is the most doleful
creature in pessimistic world. Among
the poOrly-paid workers. such as seams
tresses and saleswOmen, life as l have
seen it is very gray indeed, and when
they get old it is hopelessly drab.
This is by no means altogether the
result of poverty. I've known little
artists of one kind and another poorer,
though not much, for the best of rea-
sons, but when common types of hui
mainly are taken ont of that school of
the affections, the family, and put at
grinding labor that furnishes little or
no food for the mental activity, the
result is deadening and dulling that
is not cheerful to contemplate. Just
what should be done about it is easier
to ask than to answer; though excep-
lions may be numerous these are not
the class of minds that can be easily
amused by the elevated forms of enter
tainment that philanthrOpists usually
favor.
The most interesting classes of indie
pendent women are the students and
those who are working in the field
where they have formerly been
students.
There are now about two thousand
art students in New York |
in the winter, and the most of these
are women. They, too, are generally
poor, but they are apt to have souls
above luxury. To care pre-emin emily
about some pursuit and to be able to
follow it, that is evidently the great
necessity to happy existence. l have
not noticed that talent so inevitably |
goes with this decided prediction as
most people think, but if one loves an
occupation enough it is not necessary
to be successful in it to be happy-the |
pursuit is itself happiness, Nowhe re
is this oftener the case than among the |
painters. except among those that
are learning to be painters.-M 7.
Graphic.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

"A remedy for chicken cholera is
given in the following from popular
poultry book: use the Ratchet on all
well developed cases. Hyposulphite OF
soda, four parts; mandrake roof, red
pepper. resin. pulverized rhubarb. each
one part. Give each fowl one teaspoon
full AID repeat every hour until re-
Iieyed"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

"A Treasury Department clerk has
invented lock which can be locked
with any one Of ten thousand keys, but
can be unlocked only by the original
key used to lock it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
At the BANQUET.

"Earth's two greatest oceans, three
thousand miles apart, shall roll up in
laundering oratorio their echo of the
glad refrain, the vastest gulfs and
grandest lakes in all creation shall
join the chant; river after river, hugh
rolling floods shall conspire to swell
the giant pecan. Superior's waves,
Mississippi's torrents, Niagara's misty
thunders shall roll it far and wide !;
the hurricane shouting through ten
thousand mountain gorges, from the
Alleghanies to the Cordilleras, from
the Adirondacks to the Sierras, shall
chime it; the raging billiards, hurl-
ing six-inch hsilstones on sky bound
ed and horizon-faced Nebraskan
plains, shall whistle and rattle it; the
catamount shall shrek it, the prairie
wolfsh howl it, the lone Owlet shall
hoot it, and the grizzly bear shall
growl it; and the burden Of it all
shall be America for Americans |
One country, one flag, zwei lager
from Greenland's icy mountains to
Darien's golden strands! E Pluribus
Unum Erin Go Braughl Now,
henceforth and forever more, world
without end--amen. a-woman !"--
Col. Pat Donan at the Tennessee ban.
quet.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
Signing the Pledge.

my dear friend" said temper.
ance advocate, "cannot l induce you
to sign the pledge?"
IL believe ! will sign it," was the
reply. 81 am afraid that liquor will
get such a hold on me that / will never
be able to give it up"
"And you will sign it now ?" the
temperance man asked eagerly.
"Well not just now. You see
thanksgiving cohes next month, and
that's legal holiday and then there
is Christmas and new years, and after
them comes Washington's birthday,
and that brings us close on to the 1st
of May when book beer is ripe, and
decoration day, that must not be over
looked, and then the 4th, the glorious
4th, no loyal American citizen should
neglect that day Of all others. l
haven't much confidence in myself"
he went on, "and, considering that all
these holidays come in bunch. I'm
afraid might break over. Come
around and see me about ten o'clock
on the morning of the 9TH Of July"
New York Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
Mysterious Joke.

A joke is mystery to some people.
In a certain court in this State on a
time the proceedings were delayed by
the failure of witness named Sarah
Money to arrive. After waiting
long time for Sarah the court conclud-
ed to wait no longer, and, wishing to
crack his little joke remarked. "This
court will adjourn without Sarah
money" Everybody laughed except
one man, who sat in solemn medita-
ton for FIVE minutes, and then burst
into a hearty guffaw, exclaiming, 81
see it I see i'll" When he went
home he tried to tell the joke to his
wife. "Tbere was witness named
Marry Money who didn't come," said
he, "and so the court said, Well ad-
journ without Marry Money" II
don't see any point to that" said his
wife. II know it," said he, II didn't
at first; but you will in about five
minutes. ."-Lewiston Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
A Narrow Escape.

They were telling some pretty tough
stories, and presently his turn came.
eyes," he began, clearing his throat,
people lose their lives sometimes in
the foolishest sort O. way. recollect
an Irishman, poor fellow, who some
years ago sat down OIL what he s'posed
was keg o. black sand to smoke his
dudeen. After fnishin' the fust pipe
he got up an knocked the live ashes
right into the keg."
"Many killed besides him ?" asked
a breathless listener.
"Many what ?"
"Killed-blown up"
"Oh, there wasn't no explosion,
nuthin' explosive bout black sand"
-Drake's Travellers Magazine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
Matrimonial Prospects.

Two girls sat in the front of the
car. The only remaining occupant
was reporter, who sat in the rear in
the shade. The girls were unaware
or, oblivious of his presence. for they
we're mutually confidential.
"Oh, Clara !" exclaimed the one in
the corner. DO you know Gus pro-
posed to me last night?"
did heY How nice ?"
"Yes, he did. And brought me a
box of the sweetest caramels you ever
saw"
"Does he bring you box of candy
every time he calls ?"
"Why, of course he does. He's
Just as nice as he can be-"
Charley never brings me any.
But then he takes me to theatres real
often"
Hump! Gus takes me, too."
HE must be too sweet for any
thing"
"Oh, | tell you he is; he's clerk
in dry goods store. and he gets "a
a week; just think of i'll Why we
can get married, and that money will
buy ever so much candy"
"But don't you know you will have
grocery bills and lots of other thipgs1
to buy"
"How funny never thoughtof that.
Pail have to buy them, I suppose"
will he ?"
"Of course he will"
"How do you know ?"
Because"
But the reporter resolved to walk !
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
A Dog Story.

An English writer tells the follow
ing: A family let their house fur
nished, leaving in it large dog. The
tenant was an old lady, who liked to
sit in particularly comfortable chair
in the drawing-room, but as the dog
was also very fond of this chair, she
frequently found him in possession.
Being rather afraid of the dog, she
did not care to drive him out, and
therefore used to go to the window
and call "Cats p The dog would
then rush to the window and bark,
and the lady would take possession of
the chair One day the dog entered
the room and found the old lady in
possession of the chair. He ran to
the window and barked excitedly.
The lady got up to sec what was the
matter, and the dog instantly seated
himself in the chair.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

A punster was once thrust into a
closet with the threat that he would
not be released until he made pun.
Almost instantaneously he exclaimed,
"O-pun the door !"-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

"What is the best thing for potato
bugsi" asked a rural subscriber.
Up to the hour of going to press moth
ing has yet been found more satisfac-
tory than potatoes.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

Maj. Setback, of the Danish army,
who has made study of noses, thinks
that large and robust nose indicates
decision and firmness of character. A
large knows also indicates extensive
knowledge Pittsburgh Telegraph.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
Bob'a Examination.


ing his life insured
"How much do you weigh ?" ask
ed the examining physician.
81 weighs bout fifteen poun's more
den my wife does"
"Well, but how much does she
weigh Z"
"I'se don forgot, but she's whop-
per, lemme tell yer"
How tall are your"
"Who? me"
eyes, you."
"Lemme see. Does yer know Abe
SERVER whut worked fur ole Plum
mer :"
mo"
"Wall, Use sorry, fur l amt quite
ez tall ez he is"
The doctor, after weighing old Bob
and measuring his height, asked:
How old are your
"Whoi me ?"
Eyes, Of course, you. You are be-
ing examined! !"
Oats a fact. Wall, lemme see.
My birfday comes in July, an now,
whut / wants ter git at, is how many
Julys l kin recoleck. Amt dat de
p'inti"
"Yes."
"Wall, lemme see. Blame ef I
knows. Suppose we make it August,
stead of Julyf"
"What difference would that maker"
"Doan' know, but it's jez ez easy"
"I'll put you down at fifty"
mo, boss, doan' put mo down at
fifty. Jes' say seventy-fve."
"Why do you wish to appear SO
old2"
"Wall, yer see, Use gwinter git er
'vorce from my present wife an marry
er young gal. Eff man dat's got er
house an lot is mighty ole, er young
gal will marry him case she thinks
dat he will soon drap off an den de
house an lot will show up mighty fine
in de market"
"How old is your father ?"
"Bout a hunnered an ten."
"You don't tell me so p
Eyes, l does"
"Is he in good health ?"
"Oh, no sab, dat amt where he is.
He's in dc grabe."
Thought you said that he is hun.
dred and tent"
"He is. Yer didn't nx me how ole
he wuz when he died 7"
"Well, how old was he when he
died."
Bout forty"
Had he enjoyed good health ?"
"Oh, yas, sab, de healthiest man
yer eber seed"
did he have i lingering disease ?"
"Whut sorte 'zease ?"
"Was he sick very long'"
"Oh, no, sab. He dropped off
p,;phty euddop
Heart disease ?"
"No, sah."
Did the doctors attend him ?"
mo, sah."
well, what did they say was the
matter with him :"
"Da didn' say much O. nuthin'.
One o 'em climbed up an put his
year agin de ole man an said dat he
wuz dead enough ter be cut down.
Den de sheriff cut him down an put
him in er box. Doan' think he had
heart tease boss. Think dat he had
some sorter trouble wild his naik."
Look here, / don't believe that
you want your life insured ?"
II doan' b'lebe does, sab, since
yer's gunter pry inter er mans family
histery. Good day, sah."-Arkansaw
Tra valar
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

"Alonzo. dear, do you believe in
ghosts ?" she asked dreamily. "No,
darling, l do not" he replied. "Well,
Alonzo, that ghosts to show you are
not superstitious." Then they fell in
to sweet, calm sleep.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

"What shall leave you when !
die Z" said an insipid fellow to q
young lady whose patience he had
nearly exhausted. NEEDN'T wait till
you die" said she; "you can leave
something now, if you will" "What
shall l leave ?" he asked. "Leave
yourself" she replied. He left.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

A fireman on a locomotive, no mat
ter how hard-hearted he may be, is
still tender man.-Boston Budget.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

Our attention has been called to
another dreadful crime in Vermont.
A man walked deliberately into the
railroad library room in st. Adams
the other day, and took the life of
Macauley. The wretch has SO far es-
capped, but it is suspected that he has
gone to Reading.-St. Adams Mes
senger.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

A gentleman in New Orleans was
agreeably surprised to find plump
turkey served up for his dinner. and
inquired of his servant how it was
obtained. "Why, sah," replied Sam
bo, "dat turkey war roostin' on our
fence three nights so dis mawnin 1
seize him for de rent of de fence
Ex
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

The man who struck an attitude
has not yet been arrested.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
WIT AND HUMOR.

A very Aashy insect-The lightning
bug.-St. Louis Magazine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

"You can't add different things to-
gether," said school teacher. "If
you add sheep and COW together it
does not make two COWS or two sheep"
A little boy, the son of milkman,
held up his hand and said THAT
may do with sheep and cows, but if
you add a quart of water to a quart
of milk it makes two quarts of milk.
I've seen it ried."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09
Advertising Rates.

Business Cards, one year, one dollar for every
line.
Local Notices ten cents per line for each i.ssr.
Sion.
Prices and Terms Alike to All.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

Agent (selling preparations for re-
moving stains from clothing)--"I have
got here" Servant (who responds
to agents ring)-"Excuse me, please ;
but we are in great trouble here to-
day /; the gentleman Of the house has
been blown up in an explosion" /"
Agent-"Ha! Hurt much ?" Serv-
ant-"Blown to atoms only a grease
spot left of him." Agent--"Ha |!
Only grease spot, you say? Well
here's bottle of my champion eradi-
Gator which will remove that grease
spot in two minutes. s."-Charlestown
Enterprise.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

Duncan Il. Cameron, NJ. ID. @. M.
Graduate McGiil University, Montreal, late house
surgeon Montreal General Hospital. Assistant
surgeon Alpena Hospital. Office with DR.. Wilkin-
son, Second street. 1876
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

Mrs. Soldout-Now, you old dear,
give me the five hundred-won't you,
Lovey?
Mr.. S.-Why, my dear child, what
do you want it for?
Mrs. 81 want to get lovely dia-
mond pin down at Giles.
Mr. S. Why, you got diamond
pin last week.
Mrs. S.-You stingy old fossil Do
you suppose / would have married an
old pelican like you if you hadn't
promised to keep me in pin money p
Chicago Rambler.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

the remainder of the journey, which
resolution he Immediately carried in
to effect.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-09

There was man in to see you
while you were out" said the foreman
to the editor Of a Dakota paper, "and
he said he must be some relation to
you because his name is the same.".
"He was rank fraud-I haven't
got a relative in the world. You
didn't 20 like a blank fool and give
him some money, did your"
"Why; no, he didn't ask for any.
He said he guessed he'd subscribe on
the strength Of the relationship
here's the two dollars"
Subscribed, ell Well, well, that's
good. Must have been Uncle George
i never expected to see him out in
this country."--Esteline Bell.